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Song-Ming -> Romance of the Three Kingdoms -> Kan Ze Presents A Treacherous Letter; Pang Tong Suggests Chaining The Ships -> 19

:「退。」:「。」:「!」:「周郎周郎!」So horses were brought, and the two rode out to the lines, host and visitor on equal terms, side by side. They ascended a hill whence they had a wide view of the land base. After looking all round Pang Tong remarked, "Wu Qi the Great General, came to life again, could not do better, nor Sun Zi the Famed Strategist if he reappeared! All accords with the precepts. The camp is beside the hills and is flanked by a forest. The front and rear are within sight of each other. Gates of egress and ingress are provided, and the roads of advance and retirement are bent and broken." "Master, I entreat you not to overpraise me, but to advise me where I can make further improvements," said Cao Cao. Then the two men rode down to the naval camp, where twenty four gates were arranged facing south. The cruisers and the battleships were all lined up so as to protect the lighter crafts which lay inside. There were channels to pass to and fro and fixed anchorages and stations. Pang Tong surveying all this smiled, saying, "Sir Prime Minister, if this is your method of warfare, you enjoy no empty reputation." Then pointing to the southern shore, he went on, "Zhou Yu! Zhou Yu! You are finished. You will have to die."


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